Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Complete the paragraph with the correct transition words or phrases.
James was a strong and intelligent boy. He had always believed that if you wanted to achieve something great in life, you had to be prepared to make sacrifices. , James was willing to miss out on fun if it meant earning all A's in school. , James also wanted to be a great basketball player. , he expected himself to earn As in all of his classes in addition to being a star player on the basketball team.
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Question 4 of 10 2 points in the war of the worlds, martian attack represents the fear that invaders will: o a. destroy people's ability to think for themselves. b. pretend to be friendly. o c. live like parasites off humans. o d. use unknown weapons and technology. submit

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

How do you think the political and social strife of england influenced jonathan swift ? how were these problems connected to reason